'''1855--'''Buffalo County was created 14 March 1855 as an original county. '''County seat:''' Kearney <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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'''1855--'''Buffalo County was created 14 March 1855 as an original county.<br>'''County seat:''' Kearney <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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The records are in the county record office.

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==== Populated Places ====

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Cities and Villages

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherst,_Nebraska Amherst]

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buda,_Nebraska Buda]

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_Creek,_Nebraska Elm Creek]

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbon,_Nebraska Gibbon]

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbon,_Nebraska Kearney]

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller,_Nebraska Miller]

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasanton,_Nebraska Pleasanton]

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenna,_Nebraska Ravenna]

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverdale,_Nebraska Riverdale]

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelton,_Nebraska Shelton]

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Buffalo County is also divided into some 26 townships

==== Neighboring Counties ====

==== Neighboring Counties ====

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*[[Adams_County,_Nebraska|Adams]]

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*[[Adams County, Nebraska|Adams]]

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*[[Custer_County,_Nebraska|Custer]]

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*[[Custer County, Nebraska|Custer]]

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*[[Dawson_County,_Nebraska|Dawson]]

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*[[Dawson County, Nebraska|Dawson]]

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*[[Hall_County,_Nebraska|Hall]]

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*[[Hall County, Nebraska|Hall]]

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*[[Howard_County,_Nebraska|Howard]]

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*[[Howard County, Nebraska|Howard]]

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*[[Kearney_County,_Nebraska|Kearney]]

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*[[Kearney County, Nebraska|Kearney]]

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*[[Phelps_County,_Nebraska|Phelps]]

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*[[Phelps County, Nebraska|Phelps]]

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*[[Sherman_County,_Nebraska|Sherman]]

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*[[Sherman County, Nebraska|Sherman]]

== Resources ==

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==== Cemeteries ====

==== Cemeteries ====

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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nebuffal/cemetery/imm.htm Emmuael Lutheran church ]has a cemetery about 2 miles NorthWest of Amherst. This is a pretty cemetery. Visit sometime so you can see for yourself.<br>

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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nebuffal/cemetery/ Buffalo County Cemeteries]. Most of the county's cemeteries have been inventoried since around the rear&nbsp;2000 and posted on Rootsweb,&nbsp;There is an alphabetical list of burials, also a list by cemetery. Each Cemetery is listed by name, code, and township and range.

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*The cemetery for the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nebuffal/cemetery/imm.htm Immanuel Lutheran Church ]is located about&nbsp;2 miles Northwest of the town of Amherst. It's a small cemetery. Many of the headstones are for people of German descent.<br>

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{{Census|Nebraska}}

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Buffalo County houses a District Court and a County Court. The District Court issues writs and orders, collects and disperses child support fees, keeps court records, and records court proceedings.The County Court handles probate, civil, criminal and traffic cases.

*[http://www.buffalogov.org/offices/RegisterOfDeeds/ Buffalo County Register of Deeds]<br>PO Box 1270<br>Kearney, Nebraska 68848<br>In Nebraska counties with more than 20,000 inhabitants, there is a separate office for the Register of Deeds. The Register of Deeds&nbsp;website has an alphabetical index to Buffalo County Land Patents compiled by the agency.

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==== Migration ====

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Early migration routes to and from {{PAGENAME}} for European and African American settlers included:

Probate records are held and created by the Buffalo County Court listed in the County section on this page.

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The Family History Library has microfilm copies of Buffalo County {{FHL|728305|title-id|disp=&amp;columns=*,0,0 probate records 1906-1956 }}housed by the North Platte Genealogical Society in North Platte, Nebraska. As of April 2010 the society has an internet address but no web content.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of Buffalo County {{FHL|35515|title-id|disp=&amp;columns=*,0,0 marriage records 1896-1993 }}housed in the [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/ Nebraska State Historical Society] and the [http://www.buffalogov.org/offices/ Buffalo County Courthouse].

*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nebuffal/fkgs.htm Fort Kearney Genealogical Society ]<br>PO Box 22<br>Kearney, Nebraska<br>The Fort Kearney Genealogical Society was organized in 1978. It has in its own collection, or has access to early school records, cemetery inventories, census and Soundex records, microfilms of the Kearney HUB and other county newpapers, land patents, marriages, delayed birth records naturalizations, early probates, etc. It publishes a quarterly&nbsp;journal titled ''Buffalo Chips'',&nbsp; They are happy to&nbsp;do look-ups in their own archives and libraries and at the courthouse.

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*Ravenna Historical Society<br>105 Aba Ave<br>Ravenna, Nebraska 68869

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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]

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*[[Kearney Nebraska Family History Center]]

== Web Sites ==

== Web Sites ==

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*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

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*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nebuffal/ USGenWeb project]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

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*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=204259&subject_disp=Nebraska%2C+Buffalo&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]

Revision as of 15:02, 4 February 2013

Buffalo County, Nebraska genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Buffalo County Cemeteries. Most of the county's cemeteries have been inventoried since around the rear 2000 and posted on Rootsweb, There is an alphabetical list of burials, also a list by cemetery. Each Cemetery is listed by name, code, and township and range.

The cemetery for the Immanuel Lutheran Church is located about 2 miles Northwest of the town of Amherst. It's a small cemetery. Many of the headstones are for people of German descent.

Census

Church

Court

Buffalo County houses a District Court and a County Court. The District Court issues writs and orders, collects and disperses child support fees, keeps court records, and records court proceedings.The County Court handles probate, civil, criminal and traffic cases.

Land

Buffalo County Register of DeedsPO Box 1270Kearney, Nebraska 68848In Nebraska counties with more than 20,000 inhabitants, there is a separate office for the Register of Deeds. The Register of Deeds website has an alphabetical index to Buffalo County Land Patents compiled by the agency.

Local Histories

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Buffalo County, Nebraska Genealogy for European and African American settlers included:

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Probate records are held and created by the Buffalo County Court listed in the County section on this page.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of Buffalo County &columns=*,0,0 probate records 1906-1956housed by the North Platte Genealogical Society in North Platte, Nebraska. As of April 2010 the society has an internet address but no web content.

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Buffalo County Historical SocietyPO Box 523Kearnney, Nebraska 68848Telephone: (308)234-3041The Trails and Rails Museum at 717 West 11th St. in Kearney houses their collection. The Society's archives have county atlases for various years, family papers from a few families, family histories, marriage records beginning 1872, probate records from 1872, newspapers published in Kearney and Shelton, naturalization records, school census records, Kearney water companty records from 1887-1893, and more.

Fort Kearney Genealogical Society PO Box 22Kearney, NebraskaThe Fort Kearney Genealogical Society was organized in 1978. It has in its own collection, or has access to early school records, cemetery inventories, census and Soundex records, microfilms of the Kearney HUB and other county newpapers, land patents, marriages, delayed birth records naturalizations, early probates, etc. It publishes a quarterly journal titled Buffalo Chips, They are happy to do look-ups in their own archives and libraries and at the courthouse.